Maldives
Gasim arrested for bribery
The police said Gasim, who is facing trial on bribery charges, may tamper with evidence if he remained free.
07 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Schools forced shut in Malé as parents keep children at home over flu outbreak
All schools in capital city Malé have been shut once again after parents refused to send their children to school amid widespread panic over a flu outbreak that has claimed six lives
28 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Gender equality, a game changer for nature
Aban Marker Kabraji, Asia Regional Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, writes about the importance of gender equality in effective natural resource management.
08 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Police searching for Hulhumalé gang rape suspects
The police are searching for suspects in the alleged gang rape of a 27-year-old woman in the non-residential, industrial area of Hulhumalé, an urban centre under development near Malé.
05 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Arson suspected as fires destroy wetlands in Fuvahmulah
Two fires have destroyed a wetland area equal to 35 football pitches on the southern island of Fuvahmulah. Islanders said they suspect the fires were started deliberately.
14 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
“I did it for my job”: government employees say they were forced to join PPM
“Our manager said that our signatures are needed for the sake of his job and ours,” an employee at STO said. Some signed up voluntarily, in the hope for getting jobs for family members.
14 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
MDP elects Hassan Latheef as new chairperson
Hassan Latheef, a prominent lawyer and former minister, was elected as the chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party on Friday
12 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
With Yameen’s re-election bid in full swing, PPM appears stronger than ever
Ministers, lawmakers and heads of state-owned companies are out campaigning in the Maldives far-flung atolls and signing up new members in the capital.
12 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
No corruption in use of state resources for rally marking Yameen’s third year in office
The ACC declared legal expenses from the state budget and forced attendance for civil servants because the rally was organised by the government and not the ruling party.
11 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Indian mechanic’s death prompts concern over safety for migrant workers
Maheshwaran Mariappan, 27, was caught under a dump truck that he was repairing on Maamigili, Alif Dhaalu Atoll on Wednesday. The vehicle fell on his head and he died within minutes.
08 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Fourth Maldivian man ‘on his way to join Syrian civil war’ arrested
A Maldivian man who attempted to cross into Syria to join the civil war there has been arrested and brought back to the Maldives, the police have said.
08 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Villa takes government to court over airport seizure
A civil court judge has granted a stay on the seizure of a domestic airport leased to Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim’s Villa Group.
07 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Rilwan’s family goes to court for truth behind disappearance
The family filed a right to information request at the civil court asking its intervention to find out “the available facts of the events” that followed Rilwan’s abduction on August 8, 2014.
07 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Clerics launch legal bid to overturn niqab-ban in schools
The petition said: “There is no doubt amongst Islamic scholars that the niqab is permissible in Islam. The only doubt is on whether it is compulsory or not.”
06 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Court throws out lawsuit challenging new call for candidates for local councils
The appellate court threw out the petition by the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party after its lawyer Anas Abdul Sattar failed to turn up to a hearing on Monday.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives local council elections postponed a second time
The elections commission has once again set back the vote to elect local councils stating that voting stations could not be set up in public schools on April 8.
02 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
High profile murder suspect to remain under house arrest, not jail, rules court
The high court said new rules on remand do not allow it to review the criminal court’s decisions on remand.
01 Feb 2017, 9:00 AM
Teachers sacked, suspended for wearing niqab
The ministry of education has sacked a Qura’n teacher because she refused to take off her niqab, or full-face veil, for work.
31 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives rejects UN decision on detained ex defence minister
The foreign ministry said it “does not agree” with the UN’s finding that Mohamed Nazim was detained illegally.
30 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
Trial of journalist charged with assault resumes
Raajje TV journalist Hussain Fiyaz Moosa said the long gap had led him to believe that the charges were dropped.
30 Jan 2017, 9:00 AM
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